The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-21
CHURCHILL DOWNS
st. Leger, Two Miles, Won By Msnt.
rose In $3.50.
Oiher winners Were Poteep, Eva
H., Kfrmese, Lantte- Mig Crowd
and Great sport.

.
The second day Of thu fall sport a.
Churchill Downs was all that could be
desired by the admirers OF X entucky's
great prcduct-the thoroughbred. The
weather was superb, and the racing
hue, the different purses being hotly
contested by large fields. The attend.
ance was large, II not larger than upon
tie fret day. The track, while not
fast, was In prime condition, there be-
ing but little dust. The time was Il.
cellent, especially In the st. Leger, the
mic and the Eve furlong dashes. The
st. Leger, two miles, was heralded as
the event Of the day, and 1t fulfilled
all expectations 90 far a. the time and
interest was concerned. Libretto, the
winner Of the Latonis Derby, was q
stout iavorite, while M )nirose, who
captured tie Kentucky Derby last
spring, sold shortly before the race
at book odds OF three to one. Pro.
crastinator was not much thought
oil. Montroee never appeared In
better form, and won hapdily by
three lengths, after an exciting neck
and neck run for a mile and three.
quarters, Libretto being plainly out OF
the rsce at the last turn into the
stretch. though be was urged with the
lash. Montrose's victory today In the
time and on slow track places him
right up with the best OF them. The
short ones captured three Of the five
events.
An accident occurred at the track
this morning by which two horses were
killed. One WAS Capt. James Frank.
lin's three year old horse Garter, and
the other a sorrel two year old named
Fenlan. the property Of Dol. Phillips,
Of Mason county, Ky. The horses
colllded during their exercising.
Their riders escaped unhurt almost
miraculously.
Fret Race--0ne mile; purse. The
starters, jockeys and weights were ss
iollowa; Jim Gray. Covington, ll3
Derochmont, Barnes, 81; Nellie o.,
Hathaway, 100; Longalight, w. Jones,
ITO; Poteen, stoval, 1903; Walker,
Green, 90; Gold Flea, Gerhardy, ITO;
Dfumsiick, Finnegan, 96; Valleeis,
Cooper, los; Dad, Hunt, ll3; Pat
Donovan, Boyd, 1893; Florimore. John.
son, l05; Fannie Strauss, Lawrence,
81; Esirella, steppe, lis.
Betting, auction pools: Eslrells, t26 T;
Poteen, seb; Florlmore and Jim Gray,
81 each; field, $40.
Poteen led of, with E,trella second,
10 q good start. Fannie Strauss led up
the backstretch. At the three. q uart,r |
pole 81 ey punched. Poteen and Es- |
trella moved out from the rest at the |
sixteenth pole, the former winning by |
q length, rs rella Flushing second, Q
length ahead OF Dsrocnmont Time
ISL |
Second Race-Three. quarters OF q
mile; ceiling purse. The starters,
jockeys and weights were; Jsubert,
Covlngton, 100; Laura Evans, hurry,
81 Brscsbsn, Hathaway. 100; Tam
boure.te, Boyd, 95; Eva X, Walker,
%; Glen Hall, Fishh.rn, 1903; NJ lnns.
ts,s, Steele, 81; DlsEeban, Monahap,
81; Bankrupt, Gerhardy, 100; Jim
Nave, singleton, 93; Mary Il lie,
Green, 81; Antonio, II. Jones, 95i
Rve'. Barnee, IS; Enchantrtss, Ros.
ere. o.; Billy Lincoln, Finneean, 81. |
False Alarm, Mono, h IN, so; Pride OF |
the Great, X. Jobnfon, 50: Ellie H.,
johnson, l03.
Auction poolsi Bankrupt s25, Brac.
lbAn 81, Era X IS, field f2b.
Eva X. secured the lead In an In.
different art and held II all the way
around 10 he tu,n, where they began
10 even up. Eva X won, halt |
leugih I'm iiont OF Glen Hall, who was
Two lengths ahead Of Bankrupt aud |
Rivet, wno ran a dead heat Tor third |
place. Third money WIS divided
Brrcsben fell down between tho hall |
and three quarter poien without
teriots inipry 10 himself or nicer.
Tin e-l.lb
Third Receive miles. The ~.
LlgtL FOR three year olde; eeventy-
nine entries; 1900 al ted, q which
500 o. tecond, alOO 10 third. Slarterr,
ETC., ~ follow. librettn, Hathaway,
lls; Moniroee, Lewis, IFS; Procfasli.
nAtor, Fishburn, IFS.
Lbrelto was the iAvoriic, Montrose
selling SECOND snd Piocfastinator
t5ird az book odds Of 7tol.
They got n with montToss and II.
bTeit0 even, Pfocfas'inator q iengtn be-
hind. MonlfOee started out g. 20, the
pace up ITO back stretch,
krepiag length In front Of
Lbretin, Ill runing under q
pull. Pateing the grand stand ttoy
quiekened their pace. Librello taking
slight lead. Between the quarter
Aad ire turn Monlrose and Lihfelto
ran side by side like brothers, with
PfocrAstinaior three or four lengths
behind. Before reaching the three
quarter pole, however. MontTose be.
arn 10 bead sway. Coming down the
stretch Hathaway whipped Lbretto
hard, Mon,rose running along com.
pAra,iyaly easy. Tho hero Of the Ken.
lucky derby won by three lengths,
iibrolto second and procrastinatof
beaten OF. nme-3:3D.
Fourth Race-five iurlongs selling
pure, for two.year.olds Starters, etc. !
Tudor, A. Ooving,on, 81; Little Sic,
F.nnegan, W scamen, Monahan, %;
Ocean Wave, WoTmley, 81, Kermese,
Bunee, 81, Rambler, 0erhardy, SO;
D,lia, steele, ~ uolighty, singleton,
81; Hattie d, Walker, ~; Tho Grow,
Bicn, l02.
Pools Kermese, $50; Tudor, ti2,
a. 4, $50
X rmtse had an Easy thing II this,
winning haudily, Tudor pecond and
latiu II third. Time .O3.
Fifth Rlce-Sesen iurlong purse
5 aderi, &c Jim Doug ass, Wanna
ll3 Storey, 6uhsrdy, ll3; 0iellul
Green. %; Panama, Lewis. il3. KIRK
100. ~. Iones, ll3, Oaialpa, Harris
l0i LufNr. Ooviny'-r, TO
Pslt' Panamn SIS, Lad &c az. jim
pous .li o, Si.fuy 3 Caiaipa So, nsl
g.
Jim Douglass secured The bee. u th
bieikiHay, bot Latte eoon took N
lad with Panama second aud Ofillu
tlifd. 10 remained about this va
am0ft 10 the wire, the crowd bein
we'll 40 10 an exciting n liah, wit